Community Liaison Group. 20 May 2015

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1 Community Liaison Group 20 May 2015

2 Welcome Agenda Purpose of the group Purpose of Guernsey Electricity Generation and Importation How has the power station changed? Future cables and generators The Community Liaison Group and Fund Next steps

3 Community Liaison Group Why? Improve communications with our neighbours and the local community Help local residents, businesses, community groups and Deputies gain an in-depth understanding of the activities at Guernsey Electricity. Discuss operational activities such as noise, vibrations, emissions and safety.

4 What is Guernsey Electricity Limited? Vertically integrated electricity supply company Serves a small island population circa 60,000 with approximately 30,000 customers Key statistics; 55m Turnover business; 85MW maximum demand; 400 GWh total units; 210 FTE employees Commercialised but 100% owned by the States of Guernsey Business model - One power station, one subsea cable to Europe; one network; one HQ Economies of Scale location and size of market

5 Our mandate Energy Resource Plan objective 1: to maintain the safety and security of affordable and sustainable energy supplies. We will invest, through Guernsey Electricity, to improve the resilience of our imports of electricity from the Continent by ensuring a second cable of greater capacity than the existing cable from Guernsey to either Jersey or France is completed by the end of the decade. We will amend the current States n-2 security of supply policy to enable further infrastructure investment, such as cables from Guernsey, to be made economically. States Electricity Security Strategy N-1 for cable importation N-2 for on-island generation 80/80 criterion for on-island generation

6 Core purpose of the organisation GEL Mission To provide a secure, sustainable and reliable electricity service to the Island which is affordable to our customers whilst minimising the impact on the environment in which we live.

7 Early history Guernsey Electric Light and Power Company Ltd supply the first electricity to Guernsey from Les Amballes power station First complaint received Vale Power Station built 1933 States of Guernsey take control

8 1970s -1980s 1970 B Station opened at Vale Power Station 1973 Gas turbine engine (GT1) commissioned 1979 C Station built and engine 1C commissioned 1980 Engine 2C commissioned 1982 Engine 3C commissioned 1987 Engine 4C commissioned 1981 Jersey start undersea cable to France

9 1990s Today 1994 D Station completed and Engine 1D commissioned 1996 Gas turbine GT2 commissioned 1997 Gas turbine GT3 commissioned 2000 Guernsey-Jersey (GJ1) Cable commissioned April 2012 Guernsey-Jersey (GJ1) Cable fails and is repaired Engine 2D is installed in D Station 2014 Normandie 3 (N3) commissioned

10 The CIEG The joint company set up in 1998 between Guernsey Electricity and Jersey Electricity to operate and manage the submarine cables between Europe and the Channel Islands. Provides both Guernsey and Jersey with greater security and better affordability. Long term agreements with Electricité de France ensure the imported electricity is low carbon. Co-operating through the CIEG (Ltd), means the islands can work together towards improving the reliability of the grid system.

11 C Power Station

12 D Power Station

13 Guernsey demand graph

14 CIEG demand graph

15 Generation Issues Environmental Noise & vibration Fallout How we are addressing these issues Running hours Increased importation Engine replacement Mitigation measures

16 How has the power station changed? More than 90% of island demand imported on average Power station has more of a security role Currently planning how that is best achieved Mitigation Operations Strategy

17 Affordability and the Environment

18 Future Cables and Generators Plans to increase connectivity to France New cable routes being investigated Plans for second cable installed by 2020 Modernisation of generators at the power station

19 Community Liaison Group Set up to help us discuss operational issues with the community noise, vibration, traffic etc. Will operate according to agreed Terms of Reference Will elect an independent chair Will have a community fund to allocate to community projects

20 Community fund Community fund from Guernsey Electricity Allocations to be decided by CLG Distributed to an area agreed by the CLG Advertised in newsletter and in media if necessary

21 Next steps Topics to discuss Site visit Date of next meeting Where?